Saturday, July 26, 2008

TOURIST RESORTS IN GARUT REGENCY



TOURIST RESORTS IN GARUT REGENCY
Lake Cangkuang represents the most complete cultural pledge in Garut regency, located at Cangkuang village, leles, with distance of 16 km from Garut city, can be reached by all kinds of vehicles in 30 minutes, or 45 km from Bandung by the route of Bandung Leles Cangkuang. Its area is 25 hectares, consists of a lake area surrounding three isles. The beautiful natural panorama

THE HISTOSRY OF GARUT REGENCY IN BRIEF




THE HISTOSRY OF GARUT REGENCY IN BRIEF

Once upon time in the year of 1883 Linbangan’s people were instructed to seek a site which would be appointed the capital City of Limbangan. They found a fertile region surrounded by mountains where there was a spring of a pond covered by brushwood. Many people were in plain while cutting open the brush, because of being scratched by Perdu plants. From that case the name of Garut was appeared since then it wan immortalized to become the name of capital city of Limbangan at Galuh Pakuan which is at present Pesir Huut. Gradually the name of regency also changed to become “Garut Regency” at the time of the transfer of the capital city from Galuh Pakuan to Garut, the first regent was R. A. A. ADIWIJAYA, the son of Adipati Kusumawijaya (Pangeran Kornel)